Wagon end gate mounting



May 26, 11931. 2. CHEVRIER WAGON END GATE MOUNTING Filed April 16 atioueChevrier.

Patented May 26, 1931 3,8t'ifl84 V UNITED STATES, PATET .rricr. 7

ZO'IIQUE CHEVRIER, or MAZENOD, SASKATCHEWAN, cANAnA WAGON END GATEMOUNTING Application filed April 16,1927. Serial No. 184,318.

This invention has relation to certain new Figure 3 is a perspectiveview of the U- and useful improvements in a wagon end shaped plate wagonend gate mounting. 7 gate mounting and has for its primary objectReferring more in detail to the drawings the provision of a mountingwhich will be of in which the similar; reference characters 5 suchconstruction as to extend entirely designate corr sponding artthroughout around the end of the wagon to reinforce and the severalviews, it is to be noted that the strengthen the same as well as firmlyhold the mounting is composed of a single metallic end gate in position.plate bent longitudinally alongits centre to The invention has foranother object the form a flat outer wall 7 and a flat inner wallprovision of a wagon end gate mounting of 8. The plat 6 i l b ttransversely t co the character stated which is composed ofsubstantially U-shaped form so that it may a single metallic member bentto substant1al' extend around the end of the wagon with the ly U-shapedform so as to extend over both upstanding portions of the fiat outerwall 7 the inner and outer faces of the bottom and and the inner wall 8may be engaged over sides of the wagon body at the ends thereof, theouter and inner faces of the sides 9 of with the inner face bent so asto provide a the Wagon as shown in Figure 2. At the pair of spaced ribsforming a channel or seat same time the horizontal or central portionstherebetween on the inner faces of the wagon of theflat outer wall 7 andthe flat inner wall sides and on the bottom thereof for the end 8 areengaged over the outer and inner faces gate which is insertable andremovable vertiof the wagon bottom 10 as illustrated in cally. Figure 2.

The invention has for a further object, the It will therefore be seen inthe drawings provision of a Wag0n 611d g m lIl i g 0f that rivets 11 orother opposite fastening the character stated, which is of extremelymembers will pass through the outer and simple and inexpensiveconstruction and inner walls 7 and 8 and through the sides 9 operationand may be readily adapted to and bot-tom 10 of the wagon to firmlysecure the wagons now in use to provide an end gate the metallic plate 6in position. I mounting which will withstand the elements The portionsof the flat inner wall 8 are of the weather indefinitely and which willpressed out to form spaced parallel ribs 12 always assure firm closingof the end gate extending longitudinally of the inner wall 8 andretention of same in closed position. and near the centre thereof toprovide a sub- To the accomplishment of these and restantial U-shapedchannel 13 to receive the lated objects my invention resides in theconend gate 14 which may be inserted or restruction, combination andarrangement of moved vertically when placing the gate in parts as shallbe hereinafter more fully deposition or removing the same.

scribed, illustrated in the accompanying Additional reinforcing means isprovided drawings and pointed out in the claim herein the form of aplate 15 secured in an approunto appended. priat-e manner on the top ofeach wagon side The invention will be best understood and 9, at the endor corner thereof, with one short can be most clearly described whenreference turned end 16 of the plate 15 extended downis had to thedrawings, forming a part of wardly in the central or bight portion ofthe this disclosure, wherein like characters indimember metallic plate 6as shown clearly in cate like parts throughout the several views. Figure2 of the drawings.

In the drawings It is believed that the complete construc- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a portion tion and operation may now be apparent ofthe mounting; from the foregoing paragraphs taken'in con- Figure 2 is afragmentary longitudinal nection with the accompanying drawings.sectional view through one end of the wagon It may be briefly statedthat the end of the having an end gate in closed position in the wag-onwill be thoroughly reinforced and 50 improved mounting; and strengthenedwhen the plate 6 is provided thereon and the end gate 14 will be firmlyheld in position with the edges of the end gate and the end portions ofthe wagon well protected from the Weather elements.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it Will be manifest that a wagonendgate mounting is providedthat will fulfill all the necessary requirements of such a device, butas many changes could be made in the above description and manyapparently widely 'dif ferent embodiments of my invention constructedwithin the scope oftheappended claim without departingfrom the spiritorscope thereof, it is intended that 'all matters contained in the saidaccompanying'specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limited sense:

-Having thus described my invention what Iclaim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent is Asa newarticle of manufacture asingle-U-shaped plate wagon end gate mounting fitting over the end of the wagonbottom as well as the ends of the wagon upstanding sides and coveringboththe 'inner andzouter faces of said wagon bottom and upstandingsides; said plate having a pair of full length spaced parallel ribsextending: longitudinally of the plate and struck-outfromnthe inner facethereof to accommodate the lower. edge and theupstanding edges'of thewagon end gate insertable and removable-l vertical-1y; and angularplates adapted to be mounted on the upper edgesof the said.

wagon upstanding sides at the rear ends thereof and having theirdownturned angles 1 extended into and held by the firstmentioned';

plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto raffix my signature.

-ZOTIQUE OHEVRIER:

